A gay American couple is being deported from Bali after viral tweets that called the Indonesian resort island "queer friendly". The firestorm started when Kristen Gray tweeted over the weekend that she was enjoying "an elevated lifestyle at a much ...

Inauguration Day for President-elect Joe Biden will look unlike anything the nation has seen before as the scars of Covid-19 and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol turn the West Front into a virtual ghost town compared to years past.

Joe Root's England will look to sweep Sri Lanka in the second and final Test, starting Friday, as they prepare to face an India side buoyed by their sensational victory in Australia. England, who resumed a tour that was halted in March by the coron...

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US President Donald Trump, in a farewell address released on Tuesday, urged prayers for the new administration of President-elect Joe Biden but declined to acknowledge his Democratic successor by name.

Hours from inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden paused on what might have been his triumphal entrance to Washington Tuesday evening to mark instead the national tragedy of the coronavirus pandemic with a moment of collective grief for Americans lo...

Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers says talk of his side emulating the Foxes' 2016 fairytale Premier League title win is premature given the volatile state of the race for the crown. Leicester sit atop the table after beating a lacklustre Chelsea 2-...

An Israeli non-governmental organisation has accused the Jewish state of "apartheid" in its treatment of Palestinians -- a taboo-breaking move that has seen its representatives banned from speaking in schools. B'Tselem said it carefully weighed its...

China on Wednesday dismissed Washington's declaration that Beijing was committing genocide against Uighurs and other minorities as "outrageous lies" and "poison". Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying blamed the declaration of genocide on outgo...

The European Union's top officials expressed relief on Wednesday that they would again have a friend in the White House as Joe Biden replaces Donald Trump. Charles Michel, president of the European Council, said the moment should be seized to form ...

After four years of a Trump presidency marked by racial tensions, some hope the arrival of Joe Biden in the White House could be a turning point in the fight waged by anti-racism movements like Black Lives Matter. But not all are convinced that real...

After India ended Australia's 32-year unbeaten streak at Brisbane's Gabba ground to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series, AFP Sport looks at the injury-hit team's unlikely heroes: - Mohammed Siraj: tragedy to triumph - Despite grieving his f...

Shares in internet giant Alibaba soared more than eight percent Wednesday after billionaire founder Jack Ma made his first public appearance since November, ending weeks of speculation about his whereabouts after the company took a kicking from Chin...

The Trump administration has determined that China has committed "genocide and crimes against humanity" by repressing Uighur Muslims in its Xinjiang region, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday, in an embarrassing blow to Beijing just ...

Afghan authorities lambasted the Taliban Wednesday for failing to actively participate in peace talks seeking to end the country's long-running war. Following months of deliberations and a first round that failed to achieve any major breakthrough, ...